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  • The Burning Man party is over. Now a massive cleanup begins

    September 07, 2023 - 2:09 AM

    RENO, Nev. (AP) — The rain has passed, and the temple has burned. Now, as Burning Man slowly empties, it’s time to clean up.

  • Disney asks judge to dismiss DeSantis-appointed board's lawsuit in latest tit-for-tat

    May 16, 2023 - 1:39 PM

    ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Disney on Tuesday asked a state judge to dismiss a lawsuit filed by a governing board appointed by Gov. Ron DeSantis to oversee Disney World, claiming the company has been the victim of the “weaponizing” powers of government aimed at punishing it for opposing a law dubbed “Don't Say Gay” by critics.

  • DeSantis board sues Disney in latest tug-of-war in Florida

    May 01, 2023 - 5:25 PM

    ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Days after Disney sued Florida's governor in federal court for what it described as retaliation for opposing the state's so-called “Don't Say Gay” bill, Disney World's governing board — made up of Gov. Ron DeSantis appointees — filed a lawsuit Monday against the entertainment giant.

  • DeSantis seeks to control Disney with state oversight powers

    April 17, 2023 - 3:08 PM

    ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Gov. Ron DeSantis and Florida lawmakers ratcheted up pressure on Walt Disney World on Monday by announcing legislation that will use the regulatory powers of Florida government to exert unprecedented oversight on the park resort's rides and monorail.

  • For Elegance Bratton, a destiny realized in 'The Inspection'

    November 16, 2022 - 7:09 AM

    NEW YORK (AP) — Elegance Bratton is sitting on a park bench in Washington Square Park. Just to the east is the New York University building where he studied film. A little to the west is the Christopher Street Pier where Bratton, at 16, found a home among other homeless, gay youths after his mother kicked him out of their New Jersey apartment for being gay. The first time he held hands with a boy was here.

  • Frederick Wiseman on the life of American institutions

    October 01, 2020 - 1:34 PM

    NEW YORK - Frederick Wiseman has spent more than half a century documenting American institutions.

  • The Latest: Ex-NTSB chairman: Duck boats prone to accidents

    July 22, 2018 - 6:47 AM

    BRANSON, Mo. - The Latest on a deadly tourist boat accident in Missouri (all times local):

  • Inspector warned duck boat company of design flaws last year

    July 21, 2018 - 7:10 PM

    A private inspector said Saturday that he warned the company operating duck boats on a Missouri lake about design flaws putting the watercraft at greater risk of sinking, less than a year before the accident that killed 17 people during a sudden storm.

  • 'Inside Camp David' delivers on presidential retreat details

    November 21, 2017 - 5:16 AM

    THURMONT, Md. - From re-smoothing rumpled snow to dressing walkways with perfectly imperfect fallen leaves, much goes into creating a soothing — and orderly and secure — rustic mountain retreat for U.S. presidents.

  • Women of Pussy Riot use prison experiences as inspiration

    October 25, 2017 - 7:50 AM

    NEW YORK - One is dunked into a bathtub on a New York stage as she tries to recite a poem. Another appears in a video bathing in blood while reciting lyrics about prison and repression. Five years after they were convicted for an anti-Putin protest, members of the Russian punk collective Pussy Riot are using their ordeals in prison as creative inspiration.
  • iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
    Following are emailed reader responses to stories or letters to the editor for the third week of April 2024. They have been edited slightly for readability.  Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jones at mjo

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